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1985 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Record6–3–2 (3–1–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986 →
1985 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Northeast Louisiana 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Texas–Arlington 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Lamar 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–2, with a mark of 3–1–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 14–77,500 [1]
September 14at Northwestern State*
L 13–14 [2]
September 21 Nicholls State*
L 15–3719,750 [3]
September 28No. 6 Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 15–13 [4]
October 12at No. T–12 Louisiana Tech
L 3–3517,833 [5]
October 19 Southwest Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 28–0 [6]
October 26 North Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
T 0–0 [7]
November 2at Northeast Louisiana
W 10–0 [8]
November 9 Texas–Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
T 10–1015,023 [9]
November 16at Southwestern Louisiana*
W 14–3 [10]
November 23at Lamar
W 28–7 [11]

References

  1. ^ "McZeal paces McNeese to win over Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Demons hold off late surge to edge Cowboys". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nicholls St. downs McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McNeese surprises ranked Arkansas State, 15–13". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "La. Tech rolls over McNeese". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 13, 1984. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Johnsons lead McNeese in 28–0 victory". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "McNeese is scoreless in tie". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese dumps Northeast, 10–0". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese Cowboys salvage tie with UTA". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McNeese does it to USL again". The Eunice News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese St. beats Lamar". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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